Clarence, New South Wales

Clarence
New South Wales
Clarence; New South Wales
	Clarence
Coordinates	33°28′25″S 150°13′34″E / 33.47361°S 150.22611°ECoordinates: 33°28′25″S 150°13′34″E / 33.47361°S 150.22611°E
Population	200 (2016 census)
Elevation	1,112.8 m (3,651 ft)
Location	135 km (84 mi) W of Sydney ; 10 km (6 mi) W of Bell ; 10 km (6 mi) E of Lithgow ;
LGA(s)	City of Lithgow
State electorate(s)	Bathurst
Federal Division(s)	Calare
	Localities around Clarence:

Clarence is a location in New South Wales, Australia. It was originally a railway outpost on the original railway line across the Blue Mountains, but by 1908 when Clarence was used as headquarters for the Ten Tunnel deviation works, the town population had flourished to over 5,000 residents, the majority being the navvies employed on the deviation works. When the deviation was opened in 1910, the town population quickly fell, despite a new platform built on the new deviation.

Population[]

In the 2016 Census, there were 200 people in Clarence. 74.6% of people were born in Australia and 87.6% of people spoke only English at home.^[1]

Zig Zag Railway[]

In 1975, the Lithgow Zig Zag, which had been abandoned for 65 years was taken over by the Zig Zag Railway enthusiast enterprise. Narrow gauge track was laid on the alignment and several withdrawn ex-Q.R steam locomotives were imported for use on the Zig Zag tourist line. Today, it is one of Australia's most well-known tourist lines and the original station at Clarence has since been restored for use as the terminus.

There is the nearby Clarence Colliery, opened in the 1970s, that was closed and then re-opened again. It is served by a loop line that branches off Newnes Junction.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Clarence (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 October 2018. Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Belbin, Phillip; Burke, David, 1927- (1981), Full steam across the mountains, Methuen Australia, ISBN 978-0-454-00278-2CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Hicks, George; O'Brien, Dennis (1999), Shays in the Valley, ISBN 0-909862-50-8
Langdon, Mark (2006), Conquering the Blue Mountains, Eveleigh Press, ISBN 978-1-876568-30-6

[census-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Clarence (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 October 2018. Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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show v t City of Lithgow topics
City, towns, and localities	Bell Ben Bullen Bowenfels Capertee Clarence Cullen Bullen Dargan Glen Alice Glen Davis Hampton Hartley Hartley Vale Lithgow Little Hartley Marrangaroo Meadow Flat Newnes Portland Rydal Sodwalls Tarana Wallerawang
Tourist attractions	Coxs River track Hartley historic site Jenolan Caves Zig Zag Railway Cooerwull railway footbridge
Valleys	Jamison Valley Kedumba Valley Megalong Valley Vale of Clwydd Wolgan Valley
Heritage places	Bowenfels railway station Bowenfels rail viaducts Eskbank railway station Lithgow Blast Furnace Lithgow Coal Stage Signal Box Lithgow Heavy Anti Aircraft Gun Stations and Dummy Station Lithgow power station Lithgow Valley Colliery and Pottery Site Lithgow Underbridge Lithgow Zig Zag Marrangaroo railway viaduct Tarana railway station Ten Tunnels Deviation Rydal rail underbridges Rydal railway station Wallerawang railway station
National parks	Blue Mountains Gardens of Stone Turon Wollemi
Rivers	Coxs River Farmers Creek
Miscellaneous	Lithgow Correctional Centre

show v t Blue Mountains topics
Towns, suburbs and localities	Bell Berambing Bilpin Blaxland Blackheath Bullaburra Clarence Faulconbridge Glenbrook Hartley Vale Hazelbrook Katoomba Kings Tableland Lapstone Lawson Leura Linden Little Hartley Medlow Bath Megalong Mount Irvine Mount Riverview Mount Tomah Mount Victoria Mount Wilson North Katoomba Shipley Springwood Sun Valley Valley Heights Warrimoo Wentworth Falls Winmalee Woodford Yellow Rock Yosemite
Mountain peaks	Banks Bindo Boyce Hay Irvine Narrow Neck Plateau Kings Tableland Piddington Solitary Trickett Wilson York
Tourist attractions	Blue Mountains walking tracks Coxs River track Evans Lookout Hartley Jenolan Caves Katoomba Scenic World Norman Lindsay Gallery and Museum Perrys Lookdown Three Sisters Valley Heights Locomotive Depot Heritage Museum Steam Tram Rolling Stock Zig Zag Railway
Valleys	Grose Jamison Kedumba Megalong Wolgan
Waterfalls	Govetts Leap Kanangra Katoomba Cascade Katoomba Falls Leura Cascades Leura Falls Linda Victoria Wentworth
History	1813 crossing of the Blue Mountains Clarence Tunnel Glenbrook rail deviations 1892 1913 Glenbrook tunnels 1892 (heritage-listed) 1913 rail tunnel (in use) Lapstone Zig Zag Lennox Bridge, Glenbrook Lithgow Zig Zag Knapsack Viaduct
National parks	Blue Mountains Blue Gum Forest Blue Gum Swamp Gardens of Stone Kanangra-Boyd Nattai Thirlmere Lakes Wollemi Yengo
Rivers	Bargo Bedford Capertee Colo Coxs Du Faur Erskine Grose Hollanders Jenolan Jooriland Kedumba Kowmung Little (Oberon) Little (Wollondilly) Macdonald Nattai Nepean Tonalli Wingecarribee Wolgan Wollangambe Wollondilly
Schools	Blaxland High Blue Mountains Grammar Springwood High Winmalee High Warrimoo Public
Miscellaneous	Fantastic Aussie Tours Greater Blue Mountains Area (World Heritage Site) Hydro Majestic Hotel Blue Mountains Dams Medlow Dam
Disasters	1999 Glenbrook rail accident 2001 Black Christmas / Warragamba bushfires 2013 New South Wales Bushfires

Clarence, New South Wales

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Population[]

Zig Zag Railway[]

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